Posts under category Model3

Hi, I have these errors in the recent errors section on my new Tesla highland. I don't know why it keeps showing these errors Everytime I open the car and check the menu there is the same error over and over plus a couple more. Should I open a service ticket or is it something that is on all new highlands because I've seen other people have reported the same issues. Please help me out because I don't want to go to service center in order to get this fixed because they could mess up something else, I've read a lot of service center messed up stories.

I want to share my experience with our 2023 Y. I went to go drive somewhere (from home) and the car was completely dead (yet I had 44% battery). Couldn’t open it in any way. App saying car is asleep and zero controls working. Even the screen inside wasn’t lighting up showing it was recording me. Nothing to do with my phone or Bluetooth- key card also useless. Literally a dead car. Has anyone else experienced this? One I know what the error is, I will update here. I called the emergency roadside and he could see a “critical error” message on their end. So the car basically shut itself down. He couldn’t tell me what happened other than that. Based on the asleep time it happened while just sitting, unused, unused in my driveway.
So he said they have to tow it to the dealership to inspect and fix. Apparently they’ll look at it tomorrow.

A couple things- I asked what would happen if my kids were in there when this happened (me not) and he said well they’d have to manually open the door. I said “so my 2 year old is going to get out of the car seat and follow instructions to do a manual release?” lol. He said “well then we’d have to take other measures”. Yes, breaking the window. So thankfully this didn’t happen. Imagine?

He said he can’t get a loaner car until after the weekend but offered me uber credits. Then tells me that the max per trip is $100 (even though I was given $300 in credits), and if I need to drive a long distance (which I was planning), I would have to get out of the uber after $100 and call another uber. I laughed and said so I’m going to install car seats, uninstall, get my kids out some place, call a new one, reinstall and uninstall car seats again. So silly. Needless to say, I won’t be carting around my kids in Ubers with car seats this weekend. I appreciate the credits but just not helpful in my case of solo parenting this weekend.

Very curious to hear what happened and thankful that whatever happened didn’t happen while I was driving.

Update!!! Tesla found that a mouse chewed two wires in some rear area. Luckily the damage was minor and they didn’t need to replace the entire harness which he said would have been thousands. But fortunately if that did happen, my comprehensive coverage from pembridge insurance in Ontario does cover damage by rodents. It ended up being a $764 repair so I didn’t put through insurance ($500 deductible and not worth the hassle and even though they said it wouldn’t affect my costs, I don’t want to take any chances for $250). So this was a very surprising outcome. Not at all Tesla’s fault. But also to the few jerks in the comment section saying I should know how to boost the second battery, screw you. Hopefully this helps someone in the future !

For a few weeks now, a software update has been causing Tesla has been causing trouble among drivers. Error messages in the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) particularly unsettled owners of Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y. But now the all-clear has finally been given: With the new update 2024.44.x has Tesla fixed the problem and the sensors are working properly again.

What was the problem?
After installing the update 2024.38.4+ many Tesla-drivers experienced error messages indicating problems with the BLE tire pressure sensors indicated. The error code "VCSEC_a222" was frequently reported. This affected both the original Tesla-sensors as well as aftermarket models.

Background to the problem:
Tesla had the reporting interval of the sensors increased. The tire pressure sensors now had to transmit the current pressure more frequently. If this was not fulfilled on time, the software triggered an error message, even though the sensors were working perfectly from a technical point of view.

The solution: Update 2024.44.x
With the published update 2024.44.x has Tesla fixed the problem on the software side. User reports from the TFF forum confirm that the tire pressure sensors are now working normally again. It is therefore no longer necessary to remove or replace the sensors.

Anyone seen this code? Car wont charge. Sounds like some device near the front is trying to run. Can get it to charge sometimes if we power the car totally of, but this is really alarming.

I have made an appointment, but is not till next week. I asked if they could respond on the app or mobile to diagnose the code, but haven't heard anything.

FIXED EDIT: If you are getting this code, just bite the bullet and get a new mobile charger.

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Im having the same issue. I don’t know if it’s the whole mobile charger or just the detachable plug at the end of the charger. I don’t want to spend the $45 just to find out I need to spend the $200+ for a whole new charger or vice versa.

My Model 3 RWD LR ended up having a problem with one of the 16 amp connections on the PCS. It would charge at 32 amps (since 2 of the 3 connections were working) but unable to charge and gave error message at 33 amps and above. Car is at the SC now, and estimate to fix is $1800 since car has 50K miles and is outside of warranty. They don't consider the PCS a part of the battery warranty since it is not the actual battery pack or the drive train. I am negotiating. Anyone else had this situation?

Ive had this code pop up a few times and then the vehicle may not restart, the first time this happened the vehicle did indeed not restart and they replaced the rear drive unit because they said coolant leaked through the motor some how, this was replaced under warranty, this same warning has now happened again along with reduced power, so i had it towed in there again and now this is what they are saying , there quote is $1470 for a guess, this dosnt sound fair.any ideas?

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My advice; keep checking the app for sooner appointments. I had this fixed today in my 16 X, was shocked that my original appointment was over two weeks out, kept looking for reschedules and found one for today (9 days wait) and they replaced the HV cooling system in about 7 hours.

Good luck OP.

The PTC heater is also part of the battery and car's thermal management system. Just like when the chiller goes down for cooling, the PTC I assume could throw a critical error. I am still learning though.